净化器

淨化器

jìnghuàqì

noun #44,524

Measure Word

一台净化器 tái

Meanings

1 purifier (air or water)
2 filtration device

Characters

to transform, -ize

Examples

我家新买的空气净化器很安静。

Wǒ jiā xīn mǎi de kōngqì jìnghuàqì hěn ānjìng.

The air purifier we just bought is really quiet.

雾霾天必须开净化器。

Wùmái tiān bìxū kāi jìnghuàqì.

On smoggy days you have to run the purifier.

Tips

culture

净化器 took off in Chinese homes during the 2010s smog (雾霾 wùmái) crises in northern cities — 空气净化器 (air purifier) became as routine an appliance as a washing machine. By default 净化器 means air purifier; for water it's 净水器 (jìngshuǐqì).

Stroke Order

净 jìng

化 huà

器 qì